Table 3. Univariate analysis of determinants for stunting among children aged 0–59 months in Musi Sub-district.
| Variables | WHO | National | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COR | 95% CI | p value | COR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Infant factors | ||||||
|
Child’s sex
Male Female (ref) |
1.118 - |
[0.657 – 1.902] - |
0.682 - |
0.8 - |
[0.303 – 2.111] - |
0.652 - |
|
Child’s age group
0–23 months 24–59 months (ref) |
0.672 - |
[0.393 – 1.148] - |
0.146 - |
1.247 - |
[0.475 – 3.274] - |
0.654 - |
|
Child’s birthweight
<2500 g ≥2500 g (ref) |
2.024 - |
[0.951 – 4.310] - |
0.067 - |
2.948 - |
[1.025 – 8.476] - |
0.045 - |
|
Intrauterine growth
SGA AGA (ref) LGA |
2.014 - 0.524 |
[0.967 – 4.192] - [0.093 – 2.933] |
0.061 - 0.462 |
2.531 - 0.0 |
[0.885 – 7.239] - [0] |
0.083 - 0.999 |
|
Gestational age
Preterm Term (ref) Postterm |
1.538 - 0.0 |
[0.487 – 4.862] - [0] |
0.463 - 1.0 |
2.136 - 0.0 |
[0.435 – 10.484] - [0] |
0.350 - 1.0 |
| Parent factors | ||||||
|
Paternal education
No formal education Primary school graduates Secondary school graduates High secondary school graduates (ref) University graduates |
6.053 1.465 1.211 - 0.404 |
[0.65 – 56.365] [0.727 – 2.956] [0.482 – 3.042] - [0.096 – 1.705] |
0.114 0.286 0.685 - 0.217 |
10 2.105 1.333 - 0.0 |
[1.094 – 91.441] [0.451 – 9.817] [0.178 – 10.014] - [0] |
0.041 0.343 0.780 - 0.999 |
|
Maternal education
No formal education Primary school graduates Secondary school graduates High secondary school graduates (ref) University graduates |
3.261 1.198 2.083 - 0.515 |
[0.316 – 33.614] [0.603 – 2.378] [0.848 – 5.118] - [0.194 – 1.364] |
0.321 0.606 0.109 - 0.182 |
2.867 0.823 0.806 - 0.0 |
[0.249 – 33.065] [0.260 – 2.604] [0.179 – 3.623] - [0] |
0.399 0.741 0.779 - 0.998 |
|
Maternal MUAC
≤23.5 cm >23.5 cm (ref) |
1.668 - |
[0.971 – 2.865] - |
0.064 - |
2.043 - |
[0.702 – 5.947] - |
0.190 - |
|
Maternal height
<150 cm ≥150 cm (ref) |
2.844 - |
[1.632 – 4.956] - |
< 0.001 - |
2.762 - |
[0.997 – 7.655] - |
0.051 - |
|
Maternal age during pregnancy
<20 years old 20–35 years old (ref) >35 years old |
2.278 - 0.759 |
[0.835 – 6.214] - [0.354 – 1.626] |
0.108 - 0.479 |
1.916 - 0.350 |
[0.500 – 7.346] - [0.044 – 2.762] |
0.343 - 0.319 |
|
Number of parities
1 (ref) 2 3 4 >4 |
- 0.574 1.176 0.439 1.233 |
- [0.274 – 1.204] [0.534 – 2.589] [0.174 – 1.109] [0.435 – 3.490] |
- 0.142 0.687 0.082 0.693 |
- 0.767 1.0 0.0 1.533 |
- [0.209 – 2.807] [0.271 – 3.689] [0] [0.332 – 7.092] |
- 0.688 1.0 0.998 0.584 |
SGA, small for gestational age; AGA, appropriate for gestational age; LGA, large for gestational age; MUAC, mid-upper arm circumference; COR, crude odds ratio.